NEW ORLEANS — This is the live blog for the second quarter of the 49ers Week 12 game against the Saints in the Superdome. I’ll update this frequently with information and analysis from the press box
2:08 Kaepernick audibles to a QB sweep on first down and picks up one. Gore drops a pass on second down.
2:08 The Saints show blitz, Kaepernick tries to re-mike the blocking but the linemen can’t hear him. Delay of game. Third and 14.
2:09 Kaepernick rolls left, throws against his body to Crabtree who drops the first down pass. Andy Lee punts it into the end zone. The 49ers didn’t hand the ball off once on that drive.
2:11 Kaepernick is 4-for-6 and both incompletions were drops.
2:14 On third and three, Aldon Smith is flagged for a neutral zone infraction. First and 10 at the Saints 32.
2:16 On third and seven, Jimmy Graham beats Patrick Willis for a 12-yard catch. First down Saints.
2:18 On second and three, Brees has six seconds in the pocket and completes a pass to David Thomas for seven yards.
2:20 On third and 10, Bowman blitzes up the middle and forces Brees to commit intentional grounding.
2:21 The Saints punt. Gunner Tramaine Brock lets his man blow by him down the field. Ted Ginn does not call a fair catch as he should. He’s hit and he fumbles. The Saints recover at the SF 11 yard line.
2:21 On second and nine, no one covers Marques Colston in the slot. Colston blows by Whitner in the end zone and catches a touchdown. 14-7 Saints with 7:53 left in the second quarter. The 49ers defense is getting zero pressure, and they can cover receivers in the slot. None of this would have happened if Aldon Smith hadn’t jumped on third down a few minutes ago. The defense is losing its poise.
2:25 The jumbotron is urging Saints fans to “get crunk.” They’re all crunked up.
2:29 Gore gains four yards up the middle on a first down trap play. On second down, Vernon Davis drops a first down pass. Third and six.
2:30 Kaepernick easily scrambles up the middle for 15 yards. First and 10 at the 39.
2:32 Two plays later, Kaepernick extends the play and hits Crabtree for 35 yards, but Anthony Davis is flagged for holding. First and 20.
2:34 Hunter gains one yard on first down, Kaepernick’s arm is hit on second down and Gore can only gain 12 yards on a third down check down pass. Anthony Davis’ penalty killed that drive. Andy Lee punts. Fair catch at the Saints 11 yard line.
2:39 On third and 1, Ingram runs up the middle for half a yard.
TWO MINUTE WARNING
2:41 The Saints are challenging the spot of the ball.
2:44 The Saints lose the challenge. They punt. Kyle Williams, not Ted Ginn Jr., is back there, and he calls for a fair catch. We may never see Ginn again.
2:47 Goodwin snaps the ball low to Kaepernick. He picks it up and throws a deep interception to Patrick Robinson. Kaepernick didn’t see him dropping into the open window.
2:48 Two plays later, Brees throws an interception right to Ahmad Brooks, who sprints 50 yards into the end zone for a touchdown. He’s fast. What a game! 14-14.
HALFTIME
Frank Gore has 4 carries for 12 yards. Greg Roman has abandoned him. That’s not the way the 49ers win.
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They are throwing the kitchen sink at Kap.
AS would of been sacked on that one, along with 95% of QB’s in the NFL.
No way we pick up a 1st down right there with smith in the game. We take a sack right there or he runs out of bounds or picks up 6 with his feet before forgetting to slide and almost getting killed!
That was a weird looking play.
Why isn’t Roman getting the run game going here to quiet the crowd? Argh.
because CK is in there to lead the team passing the ball, not to hand it over to FG.
isn’t that why he is starting?
if we wanted FG dominating Alex would be starting!
Catch the ball first frank!
damn….this what i don’t like. All this mis-communication. Hope ck extended plays can negate the negative.
crabtree’s body language is not good.
Bingo Bango – Are you a metapsychologist?
CK’ worse sequence to date.
C’mon, let’s go!
Maybe so. That running play was weird. But Frank and Crab both should have caught those balls.
Crab dropped that one
Crabs dropped that one…tough throw but the ball hit his hands
Gore blue his to
Crabtree had developed a rapport with AS. Now AS is on the sideline and Crabs has not got as many looks. Did you think changing QBs midway like this wouldn’t have repercussions?
When’s the last time Crab had a run like Manningham’s?
Not liking that series calls
This Saints team should be easy to run on. Run the ball take some pressure off CK.
He isn’t any better than Smith with the timing. Horrible
What timing?
The audible timing. Timeouts and delays.
Bullshiiiiiiiiiiot
I thought so too at first but on replay his forward progress was def stopped
I think that hit hurt Whitner more than Colston lol
Again bulllshiiiiiiiiiiot
Come on d!!
OK defense lets get a stop.
who is playing nose tackle?
soap where r u?
We had Aldon Smith in coverage on that play. No wonder no pass rush
No rush
no presssure!!
D needs to step up. Can’t let Saints score at will.
Make a stand defense!!
Brees getting waaaaaaay to much time to scan the field & throw.
nice blitz almost had him bowman!
NO PRESSURE ON BREES!!!!!!!!
There it is!
Get after em!
Ginn fumble?
Ginn
Wow!
Sigh. Catch the ball Ginn
Great just great that was not good Ginn
Like I said! It’s New Orleans
That was BADDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
oh hell…
Ted Ginn!!!!! You are killing me this year!!
come on man
Wow! Not good.
Idiot Ginn first round bust
If ginn let’s that go it is a touchback- so stupid
We need to get pressure!
I honestly believe Williams was a much better returner at the beginning of the year than ginn has been since his return
Totally agree!
Ted Ginn should be released. Let Kyle Williams take over and get AJ Jenkins involved.
Yeah not like Kyle Williams has ever done that before!
Yea right KW is horrific and AJ was horrible in the preseason returning.punts.
KW had two huge fumbles in a huge game but that’s it. He was doing really well before ginn returned from injury… Not fair to call him horrific
Damn Colston TD open on trips play to the left
Special teams are killing us
So much for the QB change picking up the entire team. This is starting to resemble the Minnesota and NYG games.
Positive.
The difference will be apparent the next time our QB has the ball. No 3 and out coming. 14-14.
Seriously Rib? Alex would have been sacked 3 times and the 49ers would have zero points right now.
I seriously discount hypotheticals.
that’s a dumb statement man. What does CK have to do with that fumble? You’re just upset you have to throw your AS jersey away that you purchased last year after the Saint game. Is this One niner? or DS?
No dumber than a statement predicting the QB would pick up the defense. Umm, it hasn’t so far. NO and Brees are having their way with us.
Good play buy your QB gives your team swag. It gives confidence that you play more freely. It takes pressure off them.
Ginn gave them that damn
Cold ton kills us every time!!
turnovers, cant have them.
Yup. If anybody fumbled in this game i thought it would be Kap, i didn’t even think about Ginn. damn…
That’s all Ginn!!! what was he thinking? on the road? Fair catch it already!!!
How about let it go?
He was on the 10. He has to catch it.
Great job Ginn
Colston I meant.
Theses look like the Singletary Niners.
Harbaugh, get the men together, tell them to get their collective head out of their rear, and let’s go play some football. This Saints team is NOT good.
What? Yesterday you had it all figured out. I said there D would play tough. I said this crowd would be in it! None of that seemed to bother anyone!
MM
Vernon dropped a 20 yarder.
Gore dropped a screen.
Crabtree dropped a 15 yard 3rd down conversion.
Ginn muffed.
Two penalties on the OL bring back huge gains.
Nothing wrong with CK or really with the D, and not much the Saints are doing to stop us.
It’s bonehead (i.e. Singletary) errors.
No harm, we get that back shortly. Defense is getting NO pressure on Brees !!!
If we don’t score before half….we are in trouble
A QB change to an unproven 2nd year QB picking up the entire team? Everyone on this blog is really overcooking Kaep’s presence. Must have been reading too much of Grant’s preaching.
I hate seeing players sitting there with a towel on their heads sulking for the cameras.
Get up Ginn, shake it off, you can’t change it….
I don’t understand why ginn even attempted to catch that ball. He was on the 10 yard line- who fair catches that. So stupid.
you have to fair catch it there and not risk the ball being down inside the 10.
Now they will run the stupid ball.
Established the run
Gotta start to pound them with Gore. Establish the run early here.
It’s like black magic. Can’t catch can’t hold the ball…….
VD noooo……catch the ball!
VD!!!!!!! C’mon man!!!
Kap beats the blitz with his feet!
Someone, feel free to catch the ball.
Kaep is doing right, its his teammates letting him down
time and chemistry matters!!!
Speed Kills!!!
They don’t want to catch the ball run that sucka
Atta boy Kap! Nice run
lots of mistakes today.
The offense all seems a bit too frenetic for me at the moment….
Well put.
Kaepernick has something we haven’t seen in 10 years.
Pocket presence.
Gonna be a holding on anthony davis
Mistakes, mistakes mistakes.
Wow that should have been a sack!
damn penalties
Good job Crabtree! Frickn holding noooo!
Great play by Kap though
FCUK the refs
Hit Moss
Harbs does not have this team ready!
I’m starting to think. Can he? This “they’re aren’t ready” talk is getting old already
Everything is going wrong. Penalties, drops, turnovers. Ck is doing very well
+1
No focus!!
Pass blocking sucks
B.S. Refs
Pass orotection is shaky this week!!
Checkdown, Kaep? Seriously? You don’t do that.
Kaepernick is having a rough time. How can you tell? Smithers are cheering.
Cheering? I’m going to be seriously pssed if they lose this game.
Shut up loser. Your bitter because Alex Smith is warming the bench
Alex would have been sacked five times by now.
I don’t know about that 5 times junk but Kap is buying some time with his feet.
Look at the bright side. We could have a 300 yard passer.
Run the ball!
That’s how to fair catch on the 10……..
Ugh, I’m recording this dog?
D has to stop the Saints this time. We won’t win a shoot out.
Did anyone see the holding penalty? I didn’t but I’m amazed there is no holding on the crappy Saints line when Brees has days. Just like the playoff game: no penalities against te Saints (and they complained about the refs!). Even the grounding call took a day to throw the obvious flag.
lets get a stop here!!!
14-7 with 3 minutes and change to go in the second quarter…Brees smells blood.
so we got 3 drops, 2 holds negating about 40 yds of completions, and a muffed punt at the 10.. anyone wanna give the kid a hand out there today, jeez..
They need to relax and start executing. They look like a bunch of chickens with their heads cut off. Slow it down with some runs then hit them big with play action, N.O. is doing what we need to do.
Bingo. Roman is getting pass heavy again. Harbaugh needs to slap him.
Agreed!
Ginns fumble and VD’s drop.
Does Joe Buck ever stop talking? Ever?
Buck is annoying
Need at least 3 here going into the half.
Good stop by the D there. They still need to step up their game. Gotta put some hits on Brees or this will be a long game.
zone blitzing, cb blitzes.
Ppl… Kaep isnt the nervous one making dumb plays. Its the rest of the team. Everyone but kaep looks lost. Even my man Gore with tha drop of his
yep
or the wrong formation that cost us a timeout.
It’s been awhile since someone other than AS has been back there. Maybe thats affecting them some. A veteran presence can have a calming affect.
Definitely a different experience blocking for a guy who, like Big Ben, can buy 7 seconds to find receivers downfield.
Jim’s gonna have to coach up that line to be ready to protect for longer than the 3.5 seconds it took Alex to either throw it or get sacked.
I thought we would run better. We need to.
8 yards for gore…
Kyle back there now and not Ginn?
Ginn benched!
OK Kaep, two minute O – let’s do it!
Ginn is benched for Williams? That has to be embarrassing.
Ted just made a rookie decision. Fair catch on the 9 yard now for a veteran punt returner. He’ll be lucky to have a job in a week!
Surprised he got benched, he does not fumble very often.
Get a td here tie it up and come out in the second half and RUN the damn ball for play action
CKange can be painful
Also fun!
Wow! Kaep checked down on 3rd! Gasp…he isn’t God.
MM is hurting
nice…first down.
damn! kreap!!!
Ouch!
bad snap!!
Bad snap leads to a bad throw
Nice spirit but he should have given up on that play.
Ouch.
Say what you want. This offense is a mess.
Total mess. We don’t like red zone protection on this team.
There’s the risk
!!!!!!!!!!!
Now thats what we needed! DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!
Kap’s 1st mistake. Why is every snap to him low???
cuz he’s tall??lol
Big Niner,
Nice, but the center has to snap the damn ball higher. That’s low to Alex too.
chemistry?
F Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brooooooooooooks!!! Woot!
yessssssssssssss broooooooooks!!!
Pick 6 Brooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHMAD BROOKKS@!!!
touch down!!!!!!!
Wow absolute horrible decision there. Double coverage, no space.
Brees boldness can work against him with this defense.
Ahmad Brooks just earned every penny of his contract.
Double ouch. Wheeeeeeew
Brooks saved his a$$ on that one
Brooks!!!!!!!!!! Hell ya!!!! TD
Pick 6 baby
Pick 666666666666!!!!!!!
Thats what has been missing this year
Whew. Dodged a bullet. Thank Jebus for the defense.
Kap hugging the defense on the sideline. lol, he knows they just saved his @ss for the time being.
Elite QBs just tossin around INTs
Kaep is not elite.
Yea Joe Montana never threw a interception, he is going to be elite.
I think he’s talking about Brees. He is a little to bold against this defense.
Pick six bitches
Ahmad with a HUGE play. Needed that badly.
Broox Six!
We get the ball in the second half!
I can go get ready for work a bit happier now…… :-)
Dodged a huge bullet on that on! Now come out and RUN the stinkn BALL!
No kidding! What is with this pass happy stuff Roman keeps doing? It hasn’t worked all year.
That one
Who dat picked dat ball?????
Get those snaps up Goodwin, they’ve been at Kap’s feet the entire game!
THAT’S wtf I’m talkin bout!!
Dropping our pass rushers into coverage actually worked!
Way to pick Kaep up Brooks!
Glad we gave that man his money.
We need to run the ball more. I’m all for Airing it out but let’s not get away from what won us all these games over the past 2 years. Augment, don’t replace
Repeating Clemons earlyier remarks, b-slap Roman and tell him to focus on the run!
Need to established the run in the second 1/2.
Tied game after 2TO n At least 2 dropped passes n long completion held back because of a ghost holding call..49ers win28-21
They are putting 9 in a box against Gore I bet. There hasn’t been those WHAM runs with a full house backfield like other games.
For as bad as we played in that half, we are in pretty good shape. Can’t say we can run the ball. Our o line is getting pushed around. Jordan owns us right now!
Well Kap suffers from lack of pass protection and dropped passes. Where have we heard those excuses before? LOL The fate of this team is really in the hands of the offensive line. If they pass protect well, the Niners will win most of their games no matter who the QB is bottomline. Go Niners!!!!
3rd and 2…..lush mun…..just lush
Second half looking better.